The Draws for the 2017 British Open have thrown
up some amazing matches, as early as the first round.

Defending
champions and world number ones Mohamed Elshorbagy and
Nour El Sherbini (both Tecnifibre players) are the top seeds, but both face stiff
competition if they are to retain their titles in the 'Wimbledon
of Squash'

Only three of those matches will be on the Airco Arena showcourt,
with qualifying and the majority of first round matches taking
place at the University of Hull.

In the women's first round - where 16 players are seeded rather
than 8 in the men - the outstanding first round matchups are
Alison Waters v Salma Hany, Laura Massaro v Dipika Pallikal, and
Vicky Lust v Tesni Evans.

Female players will earn the same prize money as their male
counterparts for the first time in the history of the
prestigious Allam British Open when the 2017 edition of squash’s
oldest and most established tournament gets underway in March.

Taking place at Hull’s Airco Arena from March 19th to
26th, the iconic ‘Wimbledon of Squash’, which in 2017 will
be co-promoted between England Squash and the PSA, will bring
together over 120 of the best male and female players from
around the world to compete for the sought after title - which
has been contested since the 1920s.

The move to equal prize money, with $150,000 on offer in both
the men’s and women’s draws, sees the Allam British Open become
the first major British squash tournament to offer financial
parity to competitors. While it becomes the fourth tournament on
the PSA World Series, after the U.S. Open (2013) Windy City Open
(2015) and Tournament of Champions (2016) to reach parity.